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HM Protect

by NuMedica · capsule · 120 vegetable capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 12527 01648 4
  • DSLD label 323544
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 60 servings

HM Protect by NuMedica lists 10 ingredients, 10 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 100 mg of vitamin C, 5 mg of zinc, 300 mg of garlic bulb extract and 150 mg of alpha-lipoic acid. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 23, 2025.

What is in HM Protect?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

HM Protect: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 323544, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid100 mg111%Vitamin C in HM Protect against 18,583 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg100 mg

50% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg).

Zincas Zinc Citrate5 mg45%Zinc in HM Protect against 13,186 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg5 mg

72% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg).

Garlic bulb extract300 mgGarlic in HM Protect against 1,075 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 200 mg.300 mg

Higher than 59% of 1,075 products listing garlic (median 200 mg).

Allicin3,000 mcgAllicin in HM Protect against 79 products3 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2.84 mg to 6.05 mg, the median 5 mg.3 mg

70% of 79 products listing allicin give more (median 5 mg).

Alpha-Lipoic Acid150 mgAlpha Lipoic Acid in HM Protect against 2,407 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 50 mg.150 mg

Higher than 74% of 2,407 products listing alpha lipoic acid (median 50 mg).

Chlorellaas Chlorella vulgaris150 mgChlorella in HM Protect against 526 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 92.5 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 300 mg.150 mg

61% of 526 products listing chlorella give more (median 300 mg).

Cilantro150 mgCoriander in HM Protect against 85 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 500 mg, the median 210 mg.150 mg

59% of 85 products listing coriander give more (median 210 mg).

L-Methionine100 mgMETHIONINE in HM Protect against 981 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

42% of 981 products listing METHIONINE give more (median 100 mg).

Malic Acid100 mgMalic Acid in HM Protect against 235 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 222 mg to 1,200 mg, the median 588 mg.100 mg

87% of 235 products listing malic acid give more (median 588 mg).

N-Acetyl Cysteine100 mgN-Acetyl Cysteine in HM Protect against 1,259 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 55 mg to 500 mg, the median 150 mg.100 mg

57% of 1,259 products listing N-acetyl cysteine give more (median 150 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 323544 (entered February 23, 2025), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • 87% of the 235 products that print an amount of malic acid list more than its 100 mg of malic acid (median 588 mg).

The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with HM Protect's, rare ingredients counting for more.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Directions: Take two capsules once per day or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Caution: Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Does not contain: Milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soy.
GF Gluten-Free
Storage
Storage: Keep tightly closed in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 323544.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Magnesium Stearate.

How many labels does HM Protect have?

3 labels are on file under this name since September 21, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 323544 (current) Entered February 23, 2025 · on the market · 120 vegetable capsules · UPC 8 12527 01648 4
  2. Label 255656 Entered October 22, 2021 · off the market May 30, 2023 · 120 vegetable capsules · UPC 8 12527 01648 4
  3. Label 179812 Entered September 21, 2018 · off the market June 22, 2021 · 120 vegetable capsules · UPC 8 12527 01648 4

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names NuMedica LLC (distributor), Tulsa, OK. All NuMedica products.

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